Hongwu Blue & White Porcelain Frilled Ginger Jar - Fish

These reproduction Chinese blue & white ginger jars with lids depict fish among aquatic plants. This design is inspired by an important 14^th century, Yuan style jar found in The Museum of Oriental Ceramics in Osaka, Japan. It is hand painted by skilled artists using traditional techniques learned from their families and passed down through generations.

The fish is a longstanding symbol of wealth in China as the Chinese symbol for fish 'yu' can also be translated to 'abundance'. In ancient China, a fish in water symbolised marital harmony. This darker cobalt shade of blue is often called Hongwu blue, characterised by the cobalt blue pigment containing purplish hues. 

Ginger jars are steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history originating in the Qin dynasty (221 - 207 BC) when ginger and other luxury Chinese goods became a major export to the Western world. These decorative jars were used onboard ships for storage.

All our reproduction Chinese porcelain is made in Jingdezhen which has been the capital of Chinese porcelain production since 1004 AD. The famous imperial kilns have been sited there since the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644 AD).

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